November meeting:

Nov. 14: Don Leopold - Native Plants for the Naturalistic Garden


Leopold is a professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and author of Native Plants of the Northeast.

The meeting will be held at the Kenneth Post Lab on the Cornell University campus, brown bag lunch at noon, program begins at 1 p.m.

From the Timber Press website:

Donald J. Leopold has been studying native plants for nearly 30 years. He earned his Ph.D. in forest ecology from Purdue University in 1984, his master's in forest ecology from the University of Kentucky in 1981, and a B.S. in ornamental horticulture and nursery management from the University of Kentucky in 1978.

In 1985, he joined the Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. He has taught courses in dendrology, plant materials, freshwater wetland ecology, and numerous graduate seminars on conservation and restoration topics.

Currently, he is Distinguished Teaching Professor at SUNY. Dr. Leopold has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, four other books, six book chapters, five book reviews, three proceedings, and many miscellaneous publications, all generally about topics in forest and wetland ecology.

Additionally he has garnered nearly $10 million of extramural funding as principal or co-principal investigator, was editor of the Natural Areas Journal, associate editor for the Journal of Forestry, and is currently an associate editor for the Northeast Naturalist.

Donald has long been a member of the Ecological Society of America, the Society of Conservation Biologists, and the Society of Wetland Scientists.


Saturday, January 31, 2009

Alpine Flowers flickr group

From David Mitchell, plant sales coordinator:

I found a group on Flickr for pictures of alpine plants:
Alpine Flowers flickr group

Nice!
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Mark your calendar ...

... for 2009 Garden Conservency Open Days:

  • Tompkins County: June 13 & July 11
  • Oswego: June 13
  • Marcellus: July 12
More details to come at the Open Days website.
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Time to renew your membership

If you haven't done so already, fill out a 2009 membership form and send it in, or bring it with you to the Feb. 21 meeting.
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2009 Program Plans

Here's the tentative line-up for the rest of 2009. Updated 10/23/2009.

Nov. 14 - Native Plants for the Naturalistic Garden with Don Leopold, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and author of Native Plants of the Northeast. Kenneth Post Lab on the Cornell University campus.
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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Native plants workshop

Designing with Native Plants:
Creating Sustainable Landscapes for the Finger Lakes and Upstate New York

Friday, February 20, 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Imogene Powers Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity in Ithaca

More information.
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Garden travel slide shows from Tompkins County CCE

From Pat Curran:

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will host three Garden Travel Slide Shows this winter. The first is:

Alcatraz Historic Garden Restoration - Alcatraz, the famous island prison in San Francisco Bay, had gardens maintained by soldiers, prisoners, and prison staff until it was closed in 1963. In 2003, the Garden Conservancy undertook a long-term project to restore the historic gardens. Dan Klein, Tompkins County Beautification Coordinator, has volunteered several times to help with this restoration and will share his experiences and photos.

This event will be held SATURDAY afternoon Jan. 17, 2:00-3:30 pm, at the Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca. Refreshments and time to socialize will follow the talk. $3 suggested donation helps support the Horticulture Program. Please call 272-2292 for more information.

The other two programs are:

  • Jan. 31, Gardens and Landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, with Irene Lekstutis.
  • Feb. 28, Flowers and Frost, by photographer Dede Hatch.
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